The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-25

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Whatever can he done should be dom
TO make easier the task of those who are
noby Stru sgling, under grave difficult
ties. to wrench support from soil
which, howrver willing under proper
circumstances requires much labor and
expense 10 prepare it and cow, V TO it
the waters, without which it will not
yield its fruitfDlness.
MANUFACTURERS INDUSTRIES.
1t affords me great pleasure to be able
to note the progress hat has been made
in the last year in this direction. I'm
der he improved and. more harmonious
conditions that prevail, stimulated
III nv by the various trade organic 3
lions that have recently been created
mere, the people seem to have awakened
10 knowledge of the wonderful posi-
bilities tDat exist amongst u for indus
trial enterprises. A. result, the out
| put of manufactures IL steadily incrPas-
ing. New industrial enterprises are ne
ing inaugurated, outside capital is be
ginning to come to our assistance and
b" factories already established are in
cfea6ing their capa"ines.
The aggregate value of the manufac-
turrd proIucts of the Territory amounts
| to S., 726 800, giving Employment 1913 573
persons, and capital amounting to 81,
45S, $50, briefly detailed a follows:
Wood VOrking iaduStrieS.-U Utah has
eight factories engaged IN making sash
doors and binGs, five IN making mold
iugs, six zen in fl rn'ure, sewn in
ty11 10 oil tu,.. -,
iug cases (besides two engaged In max
trg paper boxes) five fence factories,
aving aggregate capital iuvest ed OF
1888 900, employing 475 hands, and pre-
uucing 500 90 annually.
SOHp.-There is but one soap factory
III the Territory. and that is in eal Lake
City, having $4,000 capital. six EN-
Dloy ees, and pro0uc ny $50 coo werth Of
Laundry and toilet soap.
Metat tc0rkers.-This industry. includ
ing pam bing, timing, roofing, and the
manufacture of tin and sheet metal
ware, EMPLOYS $4,000 capital. 1855
workmen, and produces 1920 900.
F0undrieS and boiler tn0, ks Including
brass foundries, iron cresting. and
machine shops, Utah employ 1921 900
capital, 40 artisans, and produces $50
600 worth of work.
B"6l1srieS.- . tab beer is one of the
most important Industries we have, and
that made in Salt Lake City bears a
high reputation wherever introduced.
The largest of these breweries makes
$1,000 barrrls of beer per annum and
bottles 800 dozen per day, of which 800
dozen are exported. The total capital
invested in this industry in Che Terri
tory will reach $500 600 and the value of
-, = 60 -
jane 80. 1887, is $313,18
Cigars - Undl recently the manufac-
ture Of cigars has been confined to one
concern only, bat this industry, in COM
mon with most others here, is now
growing, and two other factories have
been added. Only high grades of. cigars
are made, the returns for the past year
amounting to about 5000 600. 1t Is
demonstrated that our climate is very
favorable to the manufacture of fine
cigars, and am told the output will be
doubled in the current year,
TGnneriGS.-Oi the few tanueries in
Utah the largest are in Salt Lake, en-
plovIng fife hands and producing
nearly $75 600 worth of leather annually
1t is chiefly sole leather, for use in the
shoe factories here of which they turn
out 100 sides per week, requiring an i'm
p0rtation for this purpose of 500 cords
of California oak bark. Only the want
of native bark prevents tanning from
being large industry in our midst.
Clothing. The most important cloth
ing factory of this Territory is that of
the q q. NJ. l., in Salt Lake, who manu-
facture twenty-five dozen garments per
day, chiefly mems overalls aud under
wear. The value OF their product is
$50 coo per year. They EMPLOY fortv
two hands and run thirty II inc, by
power. besides the only steam cutting
machines used in the western region A
smaller concern in Provo turns out con-
siderable work, using principally the
cloth made by the large wooden mills
there. s thriving business is done in
merchant tailoring here and in the
other largest towns, and OF such good
quality that orders are received from
long distances.
FIGURING mills. There are in Utah 40
Touring mills. ten of which are rollei,
or new process. The product Of the
best Of these is not excelied in quality
by any in America. The aggregate
capital invested in this industry Is 81
375, COO; the annual pIoductis 100 $40 700
pounds of mill stuffs, valued at 81 283,-
600 Such is the extent of our Touring
interest hat nearly all of these mills
are in operation the year round. In sd-
dition 10 these there are mills for the
manufacture of oatmeal, rolled oats,
cracked cheat, hominy, pearled barley,
and other farinaceous goods.
Knitting .tdotOries.-There are five
large and a NUMBER of small knitting
factories in the Territory, employing
over 100 operatives in the manufacture
of hosiery, bathing suits, underwear,
hoods, leggings, mittens, jackets, etc.
product. $75, 900, using native material
almost entirely, and exporting so per
cent of their output.
Six ufGcture.-About ten looms
are successfully employed for the max
ing of silk goods, chiefly handkerchiefs
Capital, 81 600; employing ten hands;
III porting their raw material and turn-
ing out goods to the value of 5000.
Roots and sh0es.-This industry gives
employment to $50 persons in various
parts of the Territory, by far the largest
concerns being in Salt Lake City, where
two factories alone employ 200 hands
anu turn out excellent goods TO the
amount Of $4,000 One of thsse factor
les is the largest west of ehioggo, The